Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CROWN VICTORIA / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000091786 Incident Date: May, 25 2000
Consumer's City: GEORGETOWN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: CROWN VICTORIA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:carburetor system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FALP74W6TX Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 17 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 2096
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The intake manifold cracked near the thermostat and all the coolant leaked out causing the car to overheat. took it to randall noe ford dealership to have it fixed. they told me what the problem was. at that time i told them it sounded like a design defect. they said they had seen a lot of failures like this. i asked them to check for recalls which they did but none were found. about 30 days ago (around march 15, 2002) a relative sent me an email showing that many 1996 crown victorias were being recalled for the exact same problem. i contacted ford and they said ours was not included. i would like the ntsa to make them include it. i know, according to the mechanic, that there are many other people with the same problem. it was clearly a design defect and ford should be required to reimburse me for the $800+ that i paid to have it fixed. thanks mike parks